Sophiatown Community Psychological Services Ongoing Recruitment

Sophiatown Community Psychological Services is a community mental health service targeting vulnerable population groups in the inner city of Johannesburg, as well as in and around Soweto. Sophiatown CPS offers a range of counselling and other psycho-social support services, with a particular focus on children and families whose emotional well-being has been impacted by HIV/AIDS and bereavement; forced displacement and war; violence in the home and the community; extreme poverty; the burden of care; and other forms of economic and social marginalization. Sophiatown CPS is committed to supporting carers and leaders in the wider network of NPOs, in the interest of promoting a value- and ethics-driven community of practice.

Job Title: Social Worker
Job Location: Johannesburg

The purpose of the position is to render counselling and other psycho-social support services to individuals, families and groups at its Bertrams office, which serves primarily inner-city refugee and migrant communities.

Responsibilities:

• Individual, couple, family and group counselling
• Liaise with statutory agencies around the protection and care of children and other vulnerable clients
• Active collaboration with other service providers to ensure that clients get the most comprehensive service possible
• Coordinate therapeutic programs and administrative functions of the Centre
• Supervise and care for volunteers and junior team members
• Active contribution to advocacy processes with regards to systemic human rights violations

Requirements:

• A minimum of three to four years’ experience in an organisation with a similar focus on the emotional well-being of individuals, families and communities
• Proven experience in therapeutic work with individuals and families
• Proven experience in group therapy with children, adolescents and adults
• Genuine commitment to team work and the collective effort to bring about change
• Proven administrative skills
• Proven writing skills as evidenced in the capacity to produce meaningful reports
• Ability to thrive in resource deprived settings;
• The capacity for critical self-reflection and meaningful self-care
• Willingness to engage deeply with narratives of trauma and their social, political and economic contexts
• A genuine commitment to upholding human rights and the ethics of the profession and the organization
• Fluency in at least three South African languages
• Registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions
• Valid driver’s license

To apply, submit a CV to [email protected]

Note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Application Deadline: 16th November 2018